Barry Manilow's place as one of America's best-loved entertainers was secured decades ago, but the 75-year-old shows no signs of resting on his laurels, which include nearly 50 top 40 hits, …
In the wake of the long-running "Jersey Boys" and the short-lived "Summer," director Des McAnuff is back on Broadway with another show built around the song catalog of a music act " and alth…
On a day where a large part of the Fox marketing department was wiped out in the aftermath of the Disney merger, a group of marketing chiefs from other studios and streamers sat down at the …
The BBC and Masterpiece adaptation of "Les Miserables" will play on a numerous international channels after a raft of deals were sealed for the series, which features Dominic West, David Oye…
Any new play by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks ("Topdog / Underdog") demands " and deserves " attention. And in its premiere production at the Public Theater, her lat…
The domestic box office rebounded in 2018 in a recovery fueled by blockbusters such as "Black Panther" and "Incredibles 2." Ticket sales in the U.S. climbed 7% to top out at a record $11.9 b…
Netflix's ability to profit from its secret sauce of granular consumer data has made it the envy of Hollywood. Now, with Disney, Warner Media and others prepping their own ambitious services…
The Writers Guild of America has authorized managers and lawyers to negotiate deals for writers in place of agents " if the guild tells members to fire their agents on April 7. The guild's n…
While four seasons of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" has explored musical genres from boy bands to country, the one type of music series co-creator and star Rachel Bloom admits the show will not expl…
WGA leaders are set to meet tonight with a group of showrunners who are raising concerns about the guild's handling of negotiations with talent agents over the issue of packaging fees and ag…
The Writers Guild of America has made a concession in film financing in its negotiations with Hollywood talent agents " the second in six weeks of talks. WGA West executive director David Yo…
Siddhartha Khosla, one of the busiest composers in TV with ongoing assignments for "This Is Us," "The Kids Are Alright" and "Marvel's Runaways," has made the move to ASCAP, the performing-ri…
"I know it's been a really long time since I made a record," said Sara Bareilles, introducing a night of mostly new music at the Troubadour Tuesday. Hearing some shouted assents from the aud…
What kind of a boss will Disney be? That's a question facing employees at 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight, National Geographic Partners, FX Networks, and other assorted parts of Rupert Mur…
Before the East Coast airing of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" ends tonight, Disney will formally seal the deal on its $71 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox. "This is an extraordinary and histor…
A group of publishers including Downtown Music Publishing, Pulse Music Publishing, ole, peermusic, Ultra Music, Big Deal Music, Reservoir, Round Hill, TRO Essex Music Group and The Royalty N…
Steven Spielberg has cast Corey Stoll and Brian d'Arcy James as police officers in his movie adaptation of "West Side Story." Stoll will take on the role of Lieutenant Schrank, the New York …
The Broadway musical "Jekyll and Hyde" is getting the movie treatment from Academy Award winner Alexander Dinelaris. Dinelaris, who is writing and producing the adaptation, won an Oscar for …
If you find yourself directing a Broadway play with a cast so big it includes a goose, two rabbits, more kids than you can count and an actual infant, what do you do? If you're Sam Mendes, y…
"Rocketman" is ready for lift off. Paramount Pictures threw a cocktail party Monday night to preview 15 minutes of the upcoming Elton John biopic, set for release on May 31, at the Troubadou…
"Frozen" the musical is coming to London and will open in the West End in fall 2020. The Michael Grandage-directed Disney Theatrical Productions stage show has been on Broadway for a year. G…
Anyone who doesn't have a cottage on the Cape or the Islands, as they say in Massachusetts, might be puzzled by the title of John Guare's new play. "Nantucket Sleigh Ride" is no Revere B…
The list of artists heading to Vegas this year is getting a little longer. Reggaeton stars J. Balvin and Ozuna and DJ heavyweights Armin van Buuren, Deadmau5 and Eric Prydz are among the new…
Angel Aristone has been promoted to executive vice president of communications for iHeartMedia, the company announced today. According to the announcement, Aristone will continue to position…
An interim leadership team will take the reins at Warner Bros. Entertainment following the shocking dismissal of CEO Kevin Tsujihara on Monday. The team will likely consist of Warner Bros. m…